Elements of a Comparative Methodology in the Study of Religion

While comparison has been the subject of much theoretical debate in the study of religion, it has rarely been discussed in methodological terms. A large number of comparative studies have been produced in the course of the discipline's history, but the question of how comparison works as a meth...

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Main Author: Freiberger, Oliver 1967- (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: MDPI [2018]
In: Religions
Year: 2018, Volume: 9, Issue: 2, Pages: 1-14
Further subjects:B Rectification
B method in the study of religion
B Methodology
B Comparison
B Comparative Method
B theory-formation
B redescription
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